7 Techniques for Making Amigurumi Hair

There are several techniques I like to use to make amigurumi hair and they involve different methods to create different effects. In this post, I will be going through the various techniques involved and how they look eventually at the end.

Techniques for making Amigurumi Hair:

1) Loop and hook

This creates a flowing hair effect, but can be quite tedious and time-consuming as you would have to hook them on individually over the head! Using this technique is great for making hair of any length as long as you adjust each strand of yarn hooked onto the head.

You can use this to make straight or wavy hair. You can even make curly hair by curling the yarn around a straw and using a heat gun to hold the curls!

2) Sewing down

As for this method, it is relatively fast using yarn and a darning needle. This method can create various different hairlines, depending on the direction you choose to sew down. It can turn out horizontal, vertical or even diagonal. It is also relatively less time-consuming and great for making shorter hairstyles.

3) Loop stitch

Using loops on the head creates a nice curly and somewhat messy effect over the head. Though this method is is generally limited to shorter hairstyles.

It creates a great tousled messy head appearance which can turn out quite nice and textured. It also generally consumes much less yarn than some of the other methods.

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5) Direct crochet

This method involves crocheting directly onto the head in a round configuration. It also similarly creates a great messy short curly hair appearance but appears much denser than the loop stitch.

Side tip: I always use this method for the feathers and fur for my animal amigurumi too. No sewing required is yet another advantage!

4) Chain loop fringe

The chain loop involves making a lot of separate chains as strands of hair and is great for shoulder-length to long hair. This method is great or making straight or wavy hair with a textured look that is different from just yarn strands.

Final result is very dense hair and is great for styling like making braids. The length of the hair is adjustable depending on length of each individual chain.

6) Wig cap

I use this most frequently as it is the most versatile. Basically you can crochet on straight or curly or wavy hair depending on the crochet methods you choose to use (I will cover this in another blog post!).

Also, it is highly reproducible, meaning if you follow the pattern, the hair will always turn out the same. This method I find is also the fastest, no fiddling with individual strands!

7) Combination of above

Try out all the various methods above in combination to get different detailing and outcome for the amigurumi hairstyles!

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